Dewi Remaja
Malaysian reality television series
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Dewi Remaja is a Malaysian reality television show in which aspiring young women vie for the coveted title and a pathway into the modelling or acting industry in the country.
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| Formation | 1985 |
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| Type | Reality television |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Official language | Malay |
| Owner | Nu Ideaktiv Sdn. Bhd. |
| Affiliations | Remaja (magazine) |
| Website | Official website |
The current Dewi Remaja is Nurel Bahrin from Kuching, Sarawak, who was crowned on 29 November 2023 at the CIDB Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur by outgoing winner Tracie Sinidol of Sabah.[1][2] Nurel holds the distinction of being the first Sarawakian and the second woman from East Malaysia to win the Dewi Remaja title.[3]
History
The competition was created and organised by Remaja magazine, originally under Kumpulan Media Karangkraf Sdn. Bhd. (now Nu Ideaktif Sdn. Bhd.), and is primarily broadcast by Astro. Since its inception in 1985, Dewi Remaja has crowned 13 winners, with each titleholder traditionally crowned by her predecessor.[4]
During the 2018 edition of Dewi Remaja, the winner Haneesya Hanee was stripped off her title due to a controversial video of her with other friends at a nightclub.[5][6] However, she was not replaced by any of the runners-up.[7] For the first time in the history of Dewi Remaja, the Remaja magazine did not feature a winning image of the winner on the cover page.[8]
Contestant selection
Each edition of Dewi Remaja has eight episodes and starts with 10 to 12 contestants. Contestants are judged weekly based on their overall appearance and participation in challenges. In some editions, every contestants get the chance to be appear on the cover page of Remaja magazine; each episode, one contestant is eliminated, whereas in exceptional situations, the panel of judges did not comply on an elimination.
Selection of participants
Started from 2019, the talent search, which was jointly organized by Remaja magazine, one of the brands under Nu Ideaktiv (formerly known as Karangkraf Group), explicitly states that each participant need to go through the category of "General Knowledge" as one of the participants' scoring criteria in order to increase the variety of participants. Judging panelists Scha Al-Yahya (former Dewi Remaja) and Yusry Abdul Halim will be judging 30 percent of the marks for personality, 35 percent for talent, and 35 percent for overall performance which includes the general knowledge.
Following that, a total of top 20 quarter-finalists were chosen for the final screening, with only 12 being chosen as semi-finalists.[9]
Titleholders
| Edition | Year | Candidate | Age[a] | Represented |
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| 14th | 2025 | Nylea Adzlan | 23 | Kuala Lumpur |
| 13th | 2023 | Nurelyana Baharin[10] | 21 | Sarawak |
| 12th | 2022 | Tracie Sinidol[11] | 21 | Sabah |
| 11th | 2019 | Shaza Bae[12] | 24 | Kuala Lumpur |
| 10th | 2018 | Haneesya Hanee[b][13] | 18 | Kuala Lumpur |
| 9th | 2014–2015 | Raysha Rizrose[14] | 18 | Selangor |
| 8th | 2009–2010 | Noor Neelofa[15] | 21 | Kelantan |
| 7th | 2005–2006 | Scha Al-Yahya[16] | 22 | Kedah |
| 6th | 2002–2003 | Annahita Bakavoli[17] | 21 | Penang |
| 5th | 1998–1999 | Juliana Banos[18] | 20 | Pahang |
| 4th | 1995–1996 | Wan Khatijah[19] | 18 | Terengganu |
| 3rd | 1990–1991 | Jasmeen Kaur | n/a | Selangor |
| 2nd | 1987–1988 | Aleeza Kassim[20] | 18 | Kuala Lumpur |
| 1st | 1985–1986 | Tengku Anis Ismail | n/a | Pahang |
Gallery of winners
Dewi Remaja 2019/2020
Shaza Bae
Dewi Remaja 2014/2015
Raysha Rizrose
Dewi Remaja 2009/2010
Noor Neelofa
Dewi Remaja 2005/2006
Scha Al-Yahya
List of Runners-up
| Edition | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up |
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| 2025 | Nelysa Kay | Dheper Teh | Marisa Baharudin | Not awarded |
| 2023 | Arabella Ellen | Not awarded in 2023 | ||
| 2022 | Bee Aishah | Kimberly Chuah | Alyssa Azmi | Not awarded |
| 2019 | Adriana Ghaafar | Nynaa Harizal | Syamira Izzati | Shatirah Amanda |
| 2018 | Tia Sarah | Sherin Amiri | Anna Jobling | Affie Rania |
| 2014–2015 | Syamim Farid | Balqish Maarif | Not awarded from 1985 – 2015 | |
| 2009–2010 | Izara Aishah | Shangkaree Nadarajan | ||
| 2005–2006 | Ivy Lee | Hasaida Kamaruddin | ||
| Izreen Azmida | ||||
| Nicolita Sanseh | ||||
| 2002–2003 | Pushpa Narayan | Unknown | ||
| 1998–1999 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 1995–1996 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 1990–1991 | Sofea Jane | Ermie Zura | ||
| 1987–1988 | Nurul Huda | Mimi Waheeda | ||
| 1985–1986 | Rehana Yasin | Unknown | ||
Editions
Dewi Remaja 2019
For the 11th edition, 600 contestants from all across Malaysia were auditioned for the competition before top 20 quarter-finalists were selected.[21][22] Top 12 semi-finalists were announced during the press conference on 15 October 2019 held at The Starling Mall, Damansara Utama.[23] They were quarantined for 54 days to minimize any social problems as seen during the previous edition.[24]
The competition was aired over the course of eight episodes on Astro Ria and Astro Ria HD, whereby contestants were eliminated.[24] The top five finalists then competed in a finals held on 14 December 2019 and was telecast live. At the end of the competition, Shaza Nuriman Mohamad Zamri (stage name: Shaza Bae) from Kuala Lumpur won the title of Dewi Remaja 2019.[25]
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Dewi Remaja 2019 |
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| Top 12 |
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Notable alumni
Among the names of celebrities who have been born through this competition is Mawar Rashid, Puteri Aishah, Neelofa, Izara Aishah, Anzalna Nasir, Scha Al-Yahya, Izreen Azminda, Annahita Bakavoli, Juliana Banos, Rita Rudaini, Wardina Safiyyah, Julia Hana, Pushpa Narayan, Rozita Che Wan, Aleeza Kassim, Jasmin Hamid, Umie Aida, singer Sheril Aida, Rehana Yasin and many others.[26]